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LP 532

Siglum
LP 532
Transliteration
l w(h)b bn ʾs¹ bn ʾlwn w wrd h- nmrt f q(ṣ)b
Translation
By {Whb} son of ʾs¹ son of ʾlwn and he came to water at Nmrt and {his thirst was satisfied}

Interpretation

Commentary
For qṣb compare Classical Arabic quṣūb "the satisfying of thirst by coming to the water" (Lane 2528c).

Provenance
Unfortunately, the Safaitic Epigraphic Survey Programme was unable to locate the site of Qabr Nāṣir and it does not appear in Geonames. The co-ordinates given here are therefore those of al-ʿĪsāwī.

  • Littmann, E. Safaïtic Inscriptions. Syria. Publications of the Princeton University Archaeological Expeditions to Syria in 1904–1905 and 1909. Division IV. Section C. Leiden: Brill, 1943.
  • Lane, E.W. An Arabic-English Lexicon, Derived from the Best and Most Copious Eastern Sources. (Volume 1 in 8 parts [all published]). London: Williams & Norgate, 1863-1893.
Site
"On the road from al-ʿĪsāwī to Qabr Nāṣir" (Littmann 1943: 137), Al-Suwaydāʾ (al-Sweidah) Governorate, Syria
Date Found
1904–1905
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0009116
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